Fiber Optic In Iran have become a standard and reliable solution for internet connectivity in the recent years. Although the implementation of this network needs hefty a budgets, the overall costs will drastically decrease in the long term comparing to copper cable networks. This expansion, highlighted by the regional head of the state telecommunications company, represents. WANA (Aug 09) – The CEO of the Telecommunication Company of Iran (TCI) has announced the launch of a national fiber optic mega project that will replace all copper cables in the country within five years, providing high-speed connections to 27 million subscribers. At a press conference attended by. Submarine fiber-optic cable to UAE with access to Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); Trans Asia Europe (TAE) fiber-optic line runs from Azerbaijan through the northern portion of Iran to Turkmenistan with expansion to Georgia and Azerbaijan; HF radio and microwave radio relay to Turkey. Iran is spending more on a flagship project to provide optic fiber broadband to some 20 million customers across the country. Iran's telecoms minister Issa Zarepour said on Thursday that the government had earmarked some 10 trillion rials ($20 million) in new funding for the expansion of the optic. Iran says all of its villages with more than 20 households will be connected to broadband by 2028.